667     December 5, 1966 (Taped same day)
Betsy, Bill, Bess, Henry

Nancy Powers from New York City: “I play trombone on stage in a Broadway show”                 
Powers works for an advertising agency during the day, and at night she is one of the four-woman “Kit Kat Band” in the new Broadway musical Cabaret (1966-1969).  Cabaret officially opened on November 20 and would become a smash hit, winning seven Tony Awards.  The 1972 film version would be equally hailed, winning eight Oscars.  Powers would continue to play the trombone throughout her life, including two additional Broadway credits.  In 2005, she would self-publish a CD of her music.  Here, she is joined by the other members of the Kit Kat Band (Maryann Burns, piano; Janice Mink, saxophone; Viola Smith, drums) for a performance of the title song. All four artists are featured on the original cast recording.   

[Esther Weinberg] from Hollywood, Florida: “I was dealt a perfect bridge hand…I lost”                 
Mrs. Weinberg’s hand was all clubs, the lowest suit in bridge.  The other three players had twelve of a kind.  For a completely perfect deal across the board, see E523 from 1963.   

Special guest Bud Collyer had each of the panelists prepare four statements, two true and two false.  They each read their statements and the other three guess which are which.  Among the more unusual true statements: Betsy was once investigated by the police, Bill supervised 500 chickens, Bess ran a steamboat aground on the Mississippi River and Henry was a “senior life saver” for the Red Cross when he was eleven years old.  After some time apart on the CBS schedule, Collyer’s To Tell the Truth will rejoin I’ve Got a Secret on the Monday night lineup beginning next week.